Dave Domingues | Editor

Digging deeper

The Social Doctrine of the Church is constantly challenged to adapt to the social needs of people of each time and place, applying, in a dynamic and creative way, the principles of the Gospel to the…

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The Gospel in the marketplace

The 19th-century Industrial Revolution caused the social question which is the exploitation of the urban masses. Karl Marx and the Communist movement were the first to acknowledge the impact of the…

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The seven pillars

The Social Doctrine of the Church doesn’t mean giving technical solutions that rightly belong to the legitimate autonomy of the economic, social and political sciences. It is an application of the…

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Shifting grounds

With globalization, the image of the world has changed. Information technology has brought people closer and started dynamics which have made the world of economy run wild. Globalization is an…

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Frontiers

Transform the world!

“You are the light of the world.” Don’t take my word for it, that’s Gospel truth from Jesus Himself (Mt 5:14). And it’s a tall order, indeed.

July 2016

Filipino Focus

The Holy See's oversight may be limited to the 1.2-billion Catholic population and its territory constrained by the Vatican City's 44-hectare land size. But the Holy See's concerns involve the global…

July 2016

In Focus

Years of growth

Four hundred years after the introduction of Christianity, the Church in Vietnam continues to thrive. Despite the cultural, social, and political challenges, as well as the trials and persecutions,…

July 2016

Extraordinary People

Heroism at dawn

Pedro Calungsod (1654-1672) was a young Filipino Christian and catechist who died a martyr in Guam in the course of his mission, together with the Jesuit priest he had followed, Fr. Diego Luis de San…

July 2016

The Searcher's Path

The apostle and his mysterious twin

On July 3, we celebrate the Feast of St. Thomas, famous for his proverbial incredulity, which in some way, makes him likeable, close to us, a “real” character” (Jn 20:19-29).

July 2016

Editorial

Digging deeper

August 2016

World Touch

REFUGEES: Almost 6,000 children missing

Almost 6,000 refugee children and minors were reported missing in Germany last year, according to its Interior Ministry, amid growing concerns that traffickers and criminals are preying on thousands…

August 2016

World Touch

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Deteriorating around the world

Religious freedom remains under "serious and sustained assault" around the globe, according to a new annual report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. "At best, in most of the…

August 2016

World Touch

JUBILEE YEAR: Homeless pilgrims to visit Rome

From 11 to 13 November 2016, several thousand people, who used to live or still live on the streets, will travel to Rome from all over Europe to mark the Jubilee of Mercy, one week before the Holy…

August 2016

World Touch

BURUNDI: Catholic woman presented with humanitarian award

George Clooney has presented a $1.1 million humanitarian award to a Burundi Catholic woman who offered sanctuary to thousands of orphans.

August 2016

World Touch

WORLD: Heading for catastrophe?

The world’s failure to prepare for natural disasters will have “inconceivably bad” consequences as climate change fuels a huge increase in catastrophic droughts and floods and the humanitarian crises…

August 2016

World Touch

GLOBAL: Water shortages : 'severe hit' to economies

Water shortages will deliver a “severe hit” to the economies of the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa by the middle of the century, taking double digits off their GDP, the World Bank recently…

August 2016

World Touch

BOKO HARAM: More children as suicide bombers

As it torments West Africa, Boko Haram is increasingly turning to children to carry out its crimes. One of every five suicide bombers, deployed by Boko Haram in the past two years, has been a child,…

August 2016

Digging deeper

The Gospel in the marketplace

The seven pillars

Shifting grounds

In This Issue

Transform the world!

Keeping an eye on the world

Years of growth

Heroism at dawn

The apostle and his mysterious twin

Digging deeper

World Touch

REFUGEES: Almost 6,000 children missing

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Deteriorating around the world

JUBILEE YEAR: Homeless pilgrims to visit Rome

BURUNDI: Catholic woman presented with humanitarian award

WORLD: Heading for catastrophe?

GLOBAL: Water shortages : 'severe hit' to economies

BOKO HARAM: More children as suicide bombers

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